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Runway reopens after emergency landing at Mitchell International Airport

Small cargo plane suffered landing gear problem

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Updated: 10:38 AM CDT Oct 7, 2017

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Small cargo plane suffered landing gear problem

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WEBVTT XPECTED.SOME DRY HOURS, TOMORROW, BUTTOMORROW IS BETTER.BACK TO SUNSHINE.MORE COMING UP.TIM: THANK YOU, CHRIS.SEE YOU IN A BIT.NOW BACK TO THAT BREAKING NEWSOVERNIGHT, AN EMERGENCY LANDINGAT MITCHELL INTERNATIONALAIRPORT.THIS IS A LIVE LOOK.THE RUNWAY IS BACK OPEN THISMORNING AFTER LAST NIGHT'SINCIDENT.WE'RE TOLD A SMALL CARGO PLANEFROM OSHKOSH HAD TO MAKE THEEMERGENCY LANDING AFTERSUFFERING A GEAR PROBLEM.HERE'S WHAT THE SCENE LOOKEDLIKE AROUND 10:30 P.M.THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY PERSON ONBOARD AND NO ONE WAS INJURED.HERE'S THE ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THECAPTAIN TO PASSENGERS ON ANOTHERFLIGHT.>> THE AIRPORT IS CLOSED SO RIGHT NOWWE'RE JUST WAITING ON A, A --ESCORT VAN OR -- TO TAKE US TOTHE GATE. TIM: THIS IS VIDEO FROM A 12NEWS EMPLOYEE ON ANOTHER FLIGHTTHAT LANDED SHORTLY AFTER THEONE WITH LANDING GEAR PROBLEMS.BECAUSE OF THE RUNWAY CLOSURE,SEVERAL FLIGHTS HAD TO DIVERT TOOTHER AIRPORTS.OTHERS HAD DELAYED LANDINGS.KURT: WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT KINDOF AN ACCIDENT -- HE SAID WEMIGHT HAVE TO DIVERT TO CHICAGO.THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO DIVERT TOCHICAGO.WE FLEW AROUND FOR ABOUT FIFTEENMINUTES AND THEN SAIDEVERYTHING'S OK AND WE CAN LAND.TIM: THE RUNWAY REOPENED AROUND11:30 LAST NIGHT.AIRPORT OFFICIALS TELL US NONEOF THIS MORNING'S FLIGHTS ARE

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Updated: 10:38 AM CDT Oct 7, 2017

MILWAUKEE —

A runway at Mitchell International Airport was closed for an hour after a plane made an emergency landing late Friday night.

Airport spokesperson Harold Mester says a small cargo plane from Oshkosh suffered a landing gear problem around 10:30 pm. It remained stopped on the runway after landing.

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The pilot was the only person on the cargo plane. No one was injured. According to the Federal Aviation Administration registry, the airplane is a Beechcraft 99, built in 1968. It's registered to Freight Runners Express Inc. in Milwaukee.

Another flight that landed after the cargo plane was not able to get back to the terminal. Buses went to the plane to bring passengers back to the terminal.

Mester says other runways remained open. But incoming flights had to divert to other airports.